We are at a critical moment in the history of human civilization and have a choice to make. Are we or are we not going to aggressively and immediately address the issue of anthopogenic global warming? Written to provide the general public with a basic scientific understanding of the global warming issue
Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-125)
Introduction -- Man's effects on the Earth's atmosphere -- The Ice Age and global warming -- Searching for a flaw in the theory of AGW -- Are scientists really divided on the issue of AGW? -- Lessons of the chlorofluorocarbon/stratospheric ozone controversy -- Musings of Carl Sagan on the survival of intelligent forms of life -- Churchillian leadership needed for the next decade -- Getting past the forces of denial -- So what's ahead for us? -- Definition of terms and acronyms -- Additional reading